2020 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations

During the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games, athletes from each participating country paraded in the Japan National Stadium, preceded by its flag and placard carrier. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the nation's National Paralympic Committee (NPC) or by the athletes themselves.

The International Paralympic Committee, in accordance with the agreement signed with the International Olympic Committee in June 2001, follows the same rules as the protocol manuals issued by the Organizing Committees of each edition of the Olympic and Paralympic Games since the 2002 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.In this way, the order in which delegations enter the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games does not follow the tradition of Greece being the first country to enter, as it is not the historical birthplace of the Paralympic Games.However, the rule of a couple being flag bearers for each participating National Olympic Committee was extended to the Paralympic Games and for the first time ever, each NPC was invited to appoint one female and one male athlete to jointly carry their flag during the Opening Ceremony.^[1]

Incidents

Fall of Kabul

Under the assumption that Afghanistan's athletes would be unable to compete in the Paralympics due to the Fall of Kabul to the Taliban, the International Paralympic Committee invited the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to represent Afghanistan in the Parade of Nations as a "sign of solidarity".^[2] However, the UNHCR declined to name a representative and a volunteer served as Afghanistan's flagbearer.^[3] The two athletes, Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli, were evacuated from Afghanistan two days after the opening ceremony and later confirmed their participation in the Paralympics via a flight from Australia. The two carried Afghanistan's flag at the closing ceremony.^[4]

Non Participating Countries

New Zealand's and Brazil athletes also did not participate in the parade.^[3]

Salomon Islands withdrawn

Solomon Islands had its national flag paraded at the opening ceremony, but ultimately the Solomon Islands team withdrew from the 2020 Summer Paralympics due logistics issues.^[5][6]

Order of Parade

This was the first edition in which the new protocols approved at the 138th Session of the International Olympic Committee held days before the ceremony were used officially.Some rules were maintained from previous procedures, such as the obligation for the Refugee Paralympic Team delegation to be the first to enter during the Parade of Nations and the maintenance of the entry of other delegations in the alphabetical order of the host country were maintained as the same entering as the last team.^[7] Another change was the positioning of the teams whose countries will be the future hosts of the next Summer Paralympic Games, which entered the reverse sequence.According to the original planning, the United States would be the 5th delegation to enter placed between Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates delegations,but as the 2028 Summer Paralympics are scheduled to be held in Los Angeles they were placed as 160th delegation.This situation also happened with France which according to the protocol manual would be the 119th delegation, positioned between Brazil and Bulgaria, but due to the fact that Paris will be the host city of 2024 Summer Paralympics who entered as the 161st delegation and finally the host nation Japan.^[8]

As these protocol rules were approved before Brisbane was announced as the 2032 Summer Paralympics host, Australia was not allocated to enter before the United States team entered in its natural position in the Japanese language order between El Salvador and Austria. All other teams entered in between in Gojūon order, based on the names of countries in Japanese.^[9][10] The names of the teams were announced in English, and Japanese, the official languages of the Paralympic movement and the host nation, in accordance with Olympic Charter and International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) guidelines.

The Republic of North Macedonia had previously competed under the provisional name of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, because of the disputed status of its official name. It was officially renamed to North Macedonia in February 2019 and the National Paralympic Committee of North Macedonia (NMPC) was officially adopted in February 2020. It was North Macedonia's first appearance at the Summer Paralympics under its new name.^[11]

Several of the nations marched under their formal Japanese names. For example, the Great Britain delegation marched under the formal name Eikoku ("United Kingdom")^[12] rather than the better known informal Igirisu (イギリス), and China's delegation marched under Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku ("People's Republic of China") instead of the more common Chūgoku (中国).

Countries and flag bearers

Order	Nation	Katakana (including some hiragana and kanji)	Romaji	Flag bearer	Sport	Ref.
1	Refugee Paralympic Team (RPT)	難民選手団	Nanmin Senshu-dan[a]	Alia Issa	Athletics	[13][14]
				Abbas Karimi	Swimming
2	Iceland (ISL)	アイスランド	Aisurando	Thelma Björg Björnsdóttir	Swimming	[15]
				Patrekur Axelsson	Athletics
3	Ireland (IRL)	アイルランド	Airurando	Jordan Lee	Athletics	[16][17]
				Britney Arendse	Powerlifting
4	Azerbaijan (AZE)	アゼルバイジャン	Azerubaijan	Olokhan Musayev	Athletics	[18]
5	Afghanistan (AFG)	アフガニスタン	Afuganisutan	Games Volunteer[b]	—	[19][20]
6	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	アラブ首長国連邦	Arabu Shuchōkoku Renpō	Mohamed Hammadi	Athletics	[21][22]
				Ayesha Almehairi	Shooting
7	Algeria (ALG)	アルジェリア	Arujeria	Hocine Bettir	Powerlifting	[23]
				Nebia Mehimda	Wheelchair basketball
8	Argentina (ARG)	アルゼンチン	Aruzenchin	Yanina Martínez	Athletics	[24]
				Rodolfo Ramírez	Judo
9	Aruba (ARU)	アルバ	Aruba	Elliott Andre Loonstra	Taekwondo	[25]
10	Armenia (ARM)	アルメニア	Arumenia	Stas Nazaryan	Athletics	[26]
11	Angola (ANG)	アンゴラ	Angora	Manuel Ernestro Jaime	Athletics	[27]
12	Yemen (YEM)	イエメン	Iemen	Naseb Fateh Mohammed Alraoad	Athletics	[28][29]
				Belqes Ahmed Hezam Taresh
13	Israel (ISR)	イスラエル	Isuraeru	Moran Samuel	Rowing	[30]
				Nadav Levi	Boccia
14	Italy (ITA)	イタリア	Itaria	Federico Morlacchi	Swimming	[31][32]
				Beatrice Vio	Wheelchair fencing
15	Iraq (IRQ)	イラク	Iraku	Garrah Tnaiash	Athletics	[33]
				Fatimah Suwaed
16	Islamic Republic of Iran (IRN)	イラン・イスラム共和国	Iran Isuramu Kyōwakoku	Nourmohammad Arekhi	Athletics	[34]
				Zahra Nemati	Archery
17	India (IND)	インド	Indo	Tek Chand[c]	Athletics	[35][36][37]
18	Indonesia (INA)	インドネシア	Indoneshia	Hanik Puji Astuti	Shooting	[38][39][40][41]
				Jaenal Aripin	Athletics
19	Uganda (UGA)	ウガンダ	Uganda	David Emong	Athletics	[42]
				Husnah Kukundakwe	Swimming
20	Ukraine (UKR)	ウクライナ	Ukuraina	Viktor Smyrnov	Swimming	[43]
				Yelyzaveta Mereshko
21	Uzbekistan (UZB)	ウズベキスタン	Uzubekisutan	Mukhammad Rikhsimov	Athletics	[44]
				Nurkhon Kurbanova
22	Uruguay (URU)	ウルグアイ	Uruguai	Henry Borges	Judo	[45]
				Lucia Dabezies	Swimming
23	Great Britain (GBR)	英国	Eikoku	John Stubbs	Archery	[46][47]
				Eleanor Simmonds	Swimming
24	Ecuador (ECU)	エクアドル	Ekuadoru	Darwin Gustavo Castro Reyes	Athletics	[48]
				Kiara Rodriguez
25	Egypt (EGY)	エジプト	Ejiputo	Hesham Elshwikh	Sitting volleyball	[49]
				Fatma Omar	Powerlifting
26	Estonia (EST)	エストニア	Esutonia	Robin Liksor	Swimming	[50]
27	Ethiopia (ETH)	エチオピア	Echiopia	Tamiru Demisse	Athletics	[51]
				Tigist Mengistu
28	RPC (RPC)‍[d]	RPC	Āru Pī Shī[e][f]	Andrey Vdovin	Athletics	[53][54]
				Elena Pautova
29	El Salvador (ESA)	エルサルバドル	Erusarubadoru	Herbert Aceituno	Powerlifting	[55]
				Norma Salinas	Athletics
30	Australia (AUS)	オーストラリア	Ōsutoraria	DanIela di Toro	Table tennis	[56][57]
				Ryley Batt	Wheelchair rugby
31	Austria (AUT)	オーストリア	Ōsutoria	Natalija Eder	Athletics	[58]
				Günther Matzinger	Paratriathlon
32	Oman (OMA)	オマーン	Omān	Mohammed Al Mashaykhi	Athletics	[59]
33	Netherlands (NED)	オランダ	Oranda	Fleur Jong	Athletics	[60][61]
				Jetze Plat	Cycling
34	Ghana (GHA)	ガーナ	Gāna	Emmanuel Nii Tettey Oku	Powerlifting	[62]
35	Cape Verde (CPV)	カーボベルデ	Kāboberude	Marilson Fernandes Semedo	Athletics	[63]
				Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo
36	Guyana (GUY)	ガイアナ	Gaiana	Walter Grant-Stuart	Cycling	[64]
37	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	カザフスタン	Kazafusutan	Nurlan Dombayev	Taekwondo	[65]
				Raushan Koishibayeva	Powerlifting
38	Qatar (QAT)	カタール	Katāru	Abdulrahman Abdulqadir Fiqi	Athletics	[66]
39	Canada (CAN)	カナダ	Kanada	Priscilla Gagné	Judo	[67]
40	Gabon (GAB)	ガボン	Gabon	Davy Rendhel Moukagni Moukagni	Athletics	[68]
41	Cameroon (CMR)	カメルーン	Kamerūn	Judith Mariette Lebog	Athletics	[69]
42	Gambia (GAM)	ガンビア	Ganbia	Fatou Sanneh	Athletics	[70]
43	Cambodia (CAM)	カンボジア	Kanbojia	Vun Van	Athletics	[71]
44	North Macedonia (MKD)	北マケドニア	Kita Makedonia	Olivera Nakovska-Bikova	Shooting	[72]
45	Guinea (GUI)	ギニア	Ginīa	Games Volunteer[g]	—	[73]
46	Guinea-Bissau (GBS)	ギニアビサウ	Giniabisau	Mama Saliu Bari	Athletics	[74]
47	Cyprus (CYP)	キプロス	Kipurosu	Andonis Aresti	Athletics	[75]
				Karolina Pelendritou	Swimming
48	Cuba (CUB)	キューバ	Kyūba	Omara Durand Elias	Athletics	[76][77]
				Lorenzo Perez Escalona	Swimming
49	Greece (GRE)	ギリシャ	Girisha	Anna Ntenta	Boccia	[78]
				Athanasios Konstantinidis	Athletics
50	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	キルギス	Kirugisu	Arystanbek Bazarkulov	Athletics	[79]
51	Guatemala (GUA)	グアテマラ	Guatemara	Ericka Violeta Esteban Villatoro	Athletics	[80]
				Isaac Leiva Avila
52	Kuwait (KUW)	クウェート	Kuuēto	Ahmad Almutairi	Athletics	[81]
53	Grenada (GRN)	グレナダ	Gurenada	Nye Cruickshank	Swimming	[82][83]
54	Croatia (CRO)	クロアチア	Kuroachia	Mikela Ristoski	Athletics	[84]
55	Kenya (KEN)	ケニア	Kenia	Hellen Wawira Kariuki	Powerlifting	[85]
56	Côte d'Ivoire (CIV)	コートジボワール	Kōtojibuwāru	Adou Herve Ano	Powerlifting	[86]
				Sebehe Clarisse Lago	Athletics
57	Costa Rica (CRC)	コスタリカ	Kosutarika	Camila Haase	Swimming	[87]
				Steven Román Chinchilla	Table Tennis
58	Colombia (COL)	コロンビア	Koronbia	Érica Castaño	Athletics	[88]
				Francisco Palomeque	Powerlifting
59	Congo (CGO)	コンゴ	Kongo	Fifi Loukoula Loulendo	Athletics	[89]
				Emmanuel Grace Mouambako	Athletics
60	D.R. Congo (COD)	コンゴ民主共和国	Kongo Minshu Kyōwakoku	Paulin Mayombo Mukendi	Athletics	[90]
				Rosette Luyina Kiese
61	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	サウジアラビア	Saujiarabia	Sarah Aljumaah	Athletics	[91]
				Ahmed Sharbatly	Equestrian
62	São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)	サントメ・プリンシペ	Santome Purinshipe	Alex Anjos	Athletics	[92]
63	Zambia (ZAM)	ザンビア	Zanbia	Monica Munga	Athletics	[93][94]
64	Sierra Leone (SLE)	シエラレオネ	Shierareone	Sorie Kargbo	Athletics	[95]
				Juan Faith Jackson
65	Jamaica (JAM)	ジャマイカ	Jamaika	Sylvia Grant	Athletics	[96]
66	Georgia (GEO)	ジョージア	Jōjia	Davit Kavtaradze	Athletics	[97]
67	Syrian Arab Republic (SYR)	シリア・アラブ共和国	Shiria Arabu Kyōwakoku	Mohamad Mohamad	Athletics	[98]
68	Singapore (SGP)	シンガポール	Shingapōru	Muhammad Diroy Noordin	Athletics	[99]
69	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	ジンバブエ	Jinbabue	Pamela Vimbai Shumba	Athletics	[100]
				Vimbai Zvinowanda
70	Switzerland (SUI)	スイス	Suisu	Philipp Handler	Athletics	[101]
				Manuela Schär
71	Sweden (SWE)	スウェーデン	Suwēden	Helene Ripa	Paracanoe	[102]
				Stefan Olsson	Wheelchair tennis
72	Spain (ESP)	スペイン	Supein	Michelle Alonso Morales	Swimming	[103]
				Ricardo Ten Argilés	Cycling
73	Sri Lanka (SRI)	スリランカ	Suriranka	Dinesh Priyantha Herath	Athletics	[104]
74	Slovakia (SVK)	スロバキア	Surobakia	Samuel Andrejčík	Boccia	[105][106]
				Veronika Vadovičová	Shooting
75	Slovenia (SLO)	スロベニア	Surobenia	Dejan Fabčič	Archery	[107]
76	Senegal (SEN)	セネガル	Senegaru	Youssoupha Diouf	Athletics	[108]
77	Serbia (SRB)	セルビア	Serubia	Saška Sokolov	Athletics	[109]
				Laslo Šuranji	Shooting
78	St Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)	セントビンセント及びグレナディーン諸島	Sentobinsento Oyobi Gurenadīn Shotō	Dexroy Creese	Swimming	[110]
79	Somalia (SOM)	ソマリア	Somaria	Mahdi Abshir Omar	Athletics	[111]
—[h]	Solomon Islands (SOL)	ソロモン諸島	Soromon Shotō	Games Volunteer	—	[112][113]
80	Thailand (THA)	タイ	Tai	Subin Tipmanee	Boccia	[114]
				Pongsakorn Paeyo	Athletics
81	Republic of Korea (KOR)	大韓民国	Daikanminkoku	Yejin Choi	Boccia	[115]
82	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	チャイニーズ・タイペイ	Chainīzu Taipei	Yang Chuan-hui	Athletics	[116][117]
				Liu Ya-ting
83	Tajikistan (TJK)	タジキスタン	Tajikisutan	Akmal Qodirov	Athletics	[118]
84	United Republic of Tanzania (TAN)	タンザニア連合共和国	Tanzania Rengō Kyōwakoku	Ignas Madumla Mtweve	Athletics	[119]
85	Czech Republic (CZE)	チェコ共和国	Cheko Kyōwakoku	Eva Datinská	Shot Put	[120]
				Arnošt Petráček	Swimming
86	Central African Republic (CAF)	中央アフリカ共和国	Chūō Afurika Kyōwakoku	Veronica Ndakara	Athletics	[121]
87	People's Republic of China (CHN)	中華人民共和国	Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku	Zhou Jiamin	Archery	[122][123]
				Wang Hao	Athletics
88	Tunisia (TUN)	チュニジア	Chunishia	Raoua Tlili	Athletics	[124]
				Walid Ktila
89	Chile (CHI)	チリ	Chiri	Francisca Mardones Sepúlveda	Athletics	[125]
				Alberto Abarza	Swimming
90	Denmark (DEN)	デンマーク	Denmāku	Daniel Wagner Jørgensen	Athletics	[126][127]
				Lisa Kjær Gjessing	Taekwondo
91	Germany (GER)	ドイツ	Doitsu	Michael Teuber	Cycling	[128]
				Mareike Miller	Wheelchair basketball
92	Togo (TOG)	トーゴ	Tōgo	Koumealo Kabissa	Athletics	[129]
93	Dominican Republic (DOM)	ドミニカ共和国	Dominika Kyōwakoku	Lourdes Alejandra Aybar Díaz	Swimming	[130]
				Patricio Tse Anibal Lopez Fernandez
94	Turkey (TUR)	トルコ	Toruko	Havva Elmalı	Athletics	[131]
				Ridvan Aksoy	Wheelchair basketball
95	Nigeria (NGR)	ナイジェリア	Naijeria	Lucy Ejike	Powerlifting	[132]
				Tajudeen Agunbiade	Table Tennis
96	Namibia (NAM)	ナミビア	Namibia	Johannes Nambala	Athletics	[133]
				Lahja Ishitile
97	Nicaragua (NCA)	ニカラグア	Nikaragua	Carlos Alberto Castillo	Athletics	[134]
				Arlen Hidalgo
98	Niger (NIG)	ニジェール	Nijēru	Ibrahim Dayabou	Athletics	[135]
99	New Zealand (NZL)	ニュージーランド	Nyūjīrando	Games Volunteer[136][i]	—	[137]
100	Nepal (NEP)	ネパール	Nepāru	Palesha Goverdhan	Taekwondo	[138]
101	Norway (NOR)	ノルウェー	Noruwē	Jens Lasse Dokkan	Equestrian	[139]
				Ida-Louiser Overland	Athletics
102	Bahrain (BRN)	バーレーン	Bārēn	Rooba Alomari	Athletics	[140]
				Ahmed Meshaima
103	Haiti (HAI)	ハイチ	Haichi	Ywenson Registre	Athletics	[141]
104	Pakistan (PAK)	パキスタン	Pakisutan	Haider ALI	Athletics	[142]
105	Panama (PAN)	パナマ	Panama	Jhan Carlos Wisdom Lungrin	Athletics	[143]
				Iveth Valdes Romero
106	Papua New Guinea (PNG)	パプアニューギニア	Papuanyūginia	Morea Mararos	Athletics	[144]
				Nelly Ruth Leva
107	Bermuda (BER)	バミューダ	Bamyūda	Jessica Cooper Lewis	Athletics	[145]
108	Paraguay (PAR)	パラグアイ	Paraguai	Melissa Tillner	Athletics	[146]
				Rodrigo Hermosa	Swimming
109	Barbados (BAR)	バルバドス	Barubadosu	Antwahn Boyce-Vaughan	Swimming	[147]
110	Palestine (PLE)	パレスチナ	Paresuchina	Husam F A Azzam	Athletics	[148]
111	Hungary (HUN)	ハンガリー	Hangarī	Gyöngyi Dani	Wheelchair fencing	[149]
112	Fiji (FIJ)	フィジー	Fijī	Iosefo Rakesa	Athletics	[150]
113	Philippines (PHI)	フィリピン	Firipin	Jerrold Mangliwan	Athletics	[151][152]
114	Finland (FIN)	フィンランド	Finrando	Henry Manni	Athletics	[153]
				Pia-Pauliina Reitti	Equestrian
115	Bhutan (BHU)	ブータン	Būtan	Chimi Dema	Athletics	[154]
				Pema Rigsel	Archery
116	Puerto Rico (PUR)	プエルトリコ	Puerutoriko	Yaimillie Marie Diaz Colon	Athletics	[155][156]
				Carmelo Rivera Fuentes
117	Faroe Islands (FRO)	フェロー諸島	Ferō Shotō	Hávard Vatnhamar	Athletics	[157]
118	Brazil (BRA)	ブラジル	Burajiru	Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos	Athletics	[158][159]
				Evelyn de Oliveira	Boccia
119	Bulgaria (BUL)	ブルガリア	Burugaria	Milena Todorova	Shooting	[160]
120	Burkina Faso (BUR)	ブルキナファソ	Burukinafaso	Kouilibi Victorine Guissou	Athletics	[161]
				Ferdinand Compaore
121	Burundi (BDI)	ブルンジ	Burunji	Rémy Nikobimeze	Athletics	[162]
				Adéline Mushiranzigo
122	Virgin Islands, US (ISV)	米領バージン諸島	Bei-ryō Bājin Shotō	Jahmaris Nesbitt	Athletics	[163]
123	Vietnam (VIE)	ベトナム	Betonamu	Cao Ngọc Hùng	Athletics	[164]
				Châu Hoàng Tuyết Loan	Powerlifting
124	Benin (BEN)	ベナン	Benin	Fayssal Atchiba	Athletics	[165]
				Marina Charlotte Houndalowan
125	Venezuela (VEN)	ベネズエラ	Benezuera	Lisbeli Marina Vera Andrade	Athletics	[166]
				Abrahan Jesus Ortega Abello
126	Belarus (BLR)	ベラルーシ	Berarūshi	Liudmila Vauchok	Rowing	[167]
127	Peru (PER)	ペルー	Perū	Leonor Espinoza Carranza	Taekwondo	[168]
				Efraín Sotacuro	Athletics
128	Belgium (BEL)	ベルギー	Berugī	Michèle George	Equestrian	[169][170]
				Bruno Vanhove	Goalball
129	Poland (POL)	ポーランド	Pōrando	Maciej Lepiato	Athletics	[171][172]
				Joanna Mendak	Swimming
130	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ	Bosunia Herutsuegobina	Zerina Skomorac	Shooting	[173]
				Haris Eminovic	Table Tennis
131	Botswana (BOT)	ボツワナ	Botsuana	Gloria Majaga	Athletics	[174]
132	Portugal (POR)	ポルトガル	Porutogaru	Beatriz Monteiro	Badminton	[175]
				Miguel Monteiro	Athletics
133	Hong Kong, China (HKG)	ホンコン・チャイナ	Honkon Chaina	Yam Kwok-fan	Athletics	[176]
				Hui Ka-chun	Swimming
134	Honduras (HON)	ホンジュラス	Honjurasu	Carlos Velásquez	Athletics	[177]
135	Madagascar (MAD)	マダガスカル	Madagasukaru	Games Volunteer[j]	—	[178]
136	Malawi (MAW)	マラウイ	Maraui	Taonere Banda	Athletics	[179]
137	Mali (MLI)	マリ	Mari	Korotoumou Coulibaly	Athletics	[180]
				Youssouf Coulibaly
138	Malta (MLT)	マルタ	Maruta	Vladyslava Kravchenko	Swimming	[181]
				Thomas BORG	Athletics
139	Malaysia (MAS)	マレーシア	Marēshia	Bonnie Bunyau Gustin	Powerlifting	[182]
				Siti Noor Iasah	Athletics
140	South Africa (RSA)	南アフリカ	Minami Afurika	Kgothatso Montjane	Wheelchair tennis	[183]
141	Mexico (MEX)	メキシコ	Mekishiko	Amalia Pérez	Powerlifting	[184][k][185][186][187][188]
				Diego Lopez Diaz	Swimming
142	Mauritius (MRI)	モーリシャス	Mōrishusu	Marie Emmanuelle Anais Alphonse	Athletics	[189]
143	Mozambique (MOZ)	モザンビーク	Mozanbīku	Edmilsa Governo	Athletics	[190]
				Hilario Chavela
144	Maldives (MDV)	モルディブ	Morudibu	Fathimath Ibrahim	Athletics	[191]
				Mohamed Mazin
145	Republic of Moldova (MDA)	モルドバ共和国	Morudoba Kyōwakoku	Oleg Crețul	Judo	[192]
				Larisa Marinenkova	Powerlifting
146	Morocco (MAR)	モロッコ	Morokko	Saida Amoudi	Athletics	[193]
				Houssam Ighilli	Football 5-a-side
147	Mongolia (MGL)	モンゴル	Mongoru	Munkhbat Aajim	Judo	[194]
				Selengee Demberel	Archery
148	Montenegro (MNE)	モンテネグロ	Monteneguro	Filip Radović	Table Tennis	[195]
				Marijana Goranović	Athletics
149	Jordan (JOR)	ヨルダン	Yorudan	Ahmad Hindi	Athletics	[196]
150	Lao People's Democratic Republic (LAO)	ラオス人民民主共和国	Raosu Jinmin Minshu Kyōwakoku	Ken Thepthida	Athletics	[197]
151	Latvia (LAT)	ラトビア	Ratobia	Aigars Apinis	Athletics	[198]
				Ieva Melle	Archery
152	Lithuania (LTU)	リトアニア	Ritoania	Andrius Skuja	Athletics	[199]
				Oksana Dobrovolskaja
153	Libya (LBA)	リビア	Ribia	Mohamed Alsanousi Abidzar	Taekwondo	[200]
154	Liberia (LBR)	リベリア	Riberia	Thomas Mulbah	Athletics	[201]
				Patience Johnson
155	Romania (ROU)	ルーマニア	Rūmania	Alex Bologa	Judo	[202]
				Tabita Vulturar	Athletics
156	Luxembourg (LUX)	ルクセンブルク	Rukusenburuku	Tom Habscheid	Athletics	[203]
157	Rwanda (RWA)	ルワンダ	Ruwanda	Hermas Muvunyi	Athletics	[204]
158	Lesotho (LES)	レソト	Resoto	Litsitso Khotlele [l]	Athletics	[205]
159	Lebanon (LBN)	レバノン	Rebanon	Arz Zahreddine	Athletics	[206]
160	United States of America (USA)	アメリカ合衆国	Amerika Gasshūkoku	Chuck Aoki	Wheelchair rugby	[207][208]
				Melissa Stockwell	Paratriathlon
161	France (FRA)	フランス	Furansu	Sandrine Martinet	Judo	[209]
				Stéphane Houdet	Wheelchair tennis
162	Japan (JPN)	日本	Nihon	Koyo Iwabuchi	Table tennis	[210]
				Mami Tani	Paratriathlon

Notes

1. Short name Refugee Paralympic Team/難民選手団 on the panels and as announced.
2. Afghanistan's delegation was unable to march at the opening ceremony as the Taliban re-invaded Kabul days before the games. But then the IPC announced that two para-athletes from Afghanistan had arrived in Tokyo to participate in the Tokyo Paralympics.
3. Replaced Mariyappan Thangavelu (as original flagbearer), who was quarantined due to possible COVID-19 exposure.^[35]
4. The delegation used a flag depicting a one-off emblem representing the Russian Paralympic Committee.
5. The panel and announcement both used the name RPC.
6. RPC was sorted based on its English abbreviation NPC RPC, in Japanese エヌ・ピー・シー・アール・ピー・シー (Enu Pī Shī Āru Pī Shī).^[52]
7. The Guinea team had two registered athlete for Athletics.
8. The delegation was represented in the Parade, but ultimately withdrew from competition.
9. New Zealand's delegation did not participate who were quarantined and isolated for 7 days.
10. The Madagascar team had only one registered athlete, but did not participate in the parade.
11. Among the Citations, "Toca su turno" (in Spanish), dated (24 August 2021), mentions "Edgar Barajas" as a male flag bearer. However, comparing the other Citations with photos, It is certain that "Diego Lopez Diaz" was actually the male flag bearer of Mexico.
12. Instead, a volunteer was holding the flag in his hand.

Reviews

The names of each para-athlete who participated in the Opening Ceremony's Parade were projected and scrolled on the "digital signage" equivalent to the inner diameter of the stadium.^[211]

See also

• 2020 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations

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153. "Team Finland – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
154. "Team Bhutan – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
155. "Team Puerto Rico – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
156. "Delegación paraolímpica de Puerto Rico desfila en Tokio" [Paralympic Delegation from Puerto Rico Parades in Tokyo]. Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
157. "Team Faroe Islands – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
158. "Team Brazil – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
159. "Petrúcio Ferreira e Evelyn Oliveira serão porta-bandeiras na abertura paralímpica". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
160. "Team Bulgaria – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
161. "Team Burkina Faso – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
162. "Team Burundi – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
163. "Team Virgin Islands, US – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
164. "Team Vietnam – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
165. "Team Benin – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
166. "Team Venezuela – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-12. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
167. "Team Belarus – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
168. "Team Peru – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-12. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
169. "George and Vanhove to lead Belgium in Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Parade of Nations". Inside the Games. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
170. "Team Belgium – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
171. "Zapłonął znicz olimpijski w Tokio". Polski Komitet Paraolimpijski. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
172. "Team Poland – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
173. "Team Bosnia and Herzegovina – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
174. "Team Botswana – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
175. "Team Portugal – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
176. "Team Hong Kong, China – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
177. "Team Honduras – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
178. "Team Madagascar – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
179. "Team Malawi – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
180. "Team Mali – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
181. "Team Malta – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
182. "Bonnie and Siti Noor Iasah to be flag bearers in Tokyo". The Star. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
183. "Team South Africa – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
184. "Team Mexico – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
185. Citation listed "Diego Lopez Diaz" as male flag-bearer – Tavares, Joanna (24 August 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games opening ceremony". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021. Flag bearers Amalia Perez and Diego Lopez Diaz of Team Mexico lead their delegation in the parade of athletes during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
186. Spanish citation listed "Diego Lopez Diaz" as male flag-bearer – "Todos los atletas mexicanos en los Juegos Paralímpicos". LIFE AND STYLE (in Spanish). 24 August 2021. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021. Amalia Pérez y Diego López Díaz entraron como abanderados de la selección paralímpica de México al Estadio Nacional de Japón. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
187. For reference, a photo of Diego Lopez Diaz in spanish citation – Giraudi, Matías (2 September 2021). "Vale oro" (in Spanish). Diario Once. Retrieved 18 September 2021. Diego López Díaz, ganó el primer lugar en natación de 50 metros libres.
188. exceptionally, a spanish citation listed "Edgar Barajas" as the male flag-bearer (but no his photo) – Giraudi, Matías (24 August 2021). "Toca su turno" (in Spanish). Diario Once. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021. México tuvo su desfile número 13 (el total de participaciones), con Amalia Pérez y Edgar Barajas como abanderados de la delegación.
189. "Team Mauritius – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
190. "Team Mozambique – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
191. "Team Maldives – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
192. "Team Moldova – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
193. "Team Morocco – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
194. "Team Mongolia – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
195. "Team Montenegro – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
196. "Team Jordan – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
197. "Team Lao People's Democratic Republic – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
198. "Team Latvia – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
199. "Team Lithuania – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
200. "Team Libya – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
201. "Team Liberia – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
202. "Team Romania – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
203. "Team Luxembourg – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
204. "Team Rwanda – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
205. "Team Lesotho – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
206. "Team Lebanon – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
207. "Chuck Aoki And Melissa Stockwell Selected As U.S. Flag Bearers For Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020". Team USA. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
208. "Team United States of America – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
209. "Team France – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
210. "Team Japan – Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
211. "Tokyo holds its breath for the most precarious Paralympics of all". The Telegraph. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021. the central band going around the stadium between tiers displays all the athletes names along it as they parade out.

External links

• "National Paralympic Committee's List – Official Homepage". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-09-02.

Preceded by Rio de Janeiro	Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations Tokyo XVI Paralympic Summer Games (2020)	Succeeded by Paris